Focus Barre and Yoga Virginia

Shannon Burns, a double WAHOO, has lived in Charlottesville for 20+ years. She has practiced yoga for over 10 years, and completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training through FlyDog Yoga in March 2016.

As a Nurse Practitioner, she uses her care, knowledge and understanding of the human body to bring calmness and strength to the body through support and empowerment.

During a Power Vinyasa class, Shannon hopes to motivate students to gain confidence, knowledge, and connect to the mind & body in a kind hearted and nonjudgemental way. Shannon discovered the benefits of yoga practice during a crazy, yet exciting stage of parenting and life. After years of running half marathons and being a gym rat, she decided to see what would happen if she took 25 classes in 30 days at FlyDog, and has never looked back- HOOKED. Yoga continues to bring balance into Shannon’s life, and she hopes to help you discover all of your possibilities in one of her classes!

Ashleigh Owens, Charlottesville native and UVA alumna, has been practicing yoga since 2005. Her practice has evolved from a hobby to an integral part of her daily life which keeps her centered and sane! In following her passion, Ashleigh graduated from FlyDog Yoga's 200- hour Power Vinyasa teacher training program. Ashleigh has subsequently completed Baptiste Power Yoga Level 1, Aerial Yoga teacher training with Spark Yoga in Arlington, VA, Core Barre training from Charlotte, NC and Power Barre training from Lynchburg, VA.

Ashleigh teaches a vigorous Power Vinyasa class focused on strength and flexibility, using breath and creative sequencing to make the experience both fun & challenging. Ashleigh’s barre classes are upbeat – come strengthen and tone your body with a fusion of Pilates, barre conditioning and functional movements. Aerial yoga classes teach students how to use the aerial hammock to support and liberate the body—complementing a new or seasoned yogi’s practice. Ashleigh uses a variety of music and a no-frills approach that will both motivate you and keep you coming back for more!

MaryAnn took her first ashtanga class in 2009 and fell in love with what quickly became a physically healing and mentally calming practice. In 2012, she graduated from Charlottesville Yoga School and began teaching. She's thankful for the large yoga community in our little town, and very grateful to have had workshop opportunities with Tim Miller, Andrew Eppler, David Keil, Kino MacGregor, Richard Freeman, and Kathryn Budig.

MaryAnn is also FlyDog's Lead Barre Teacher and is in the process of getting her 500 hour Vinyasa certification from Om On Yoga in Richmond.

Her creatively sequenced vinyasa classes have a strong focus on alignment and overall strength, offering something new and different to both beginners and seasoned practitioners.

After years of different exercises—drill team, running, Pilates, yoga, the 5 machines she liked at the gym—Lindsay started taking barre classes in 2013 and fell in love. Now in her last year of a social psychology doctorate program, making time to sweat it out has been a sanity-saver. There is nothing like the sense of shared purpose and misery that comes with a really hard barre class and the strong muscles that result!

She completed a 20-hour barre training with FlyDog in 2016. In addition to barre, Lindsay committed to a steady yoga practice in 2015 and will complete her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at FlyDog Yoga in March of 2017.